With his bronco-busting career on its last legs, Junior Bonner heads to his hometown to try his luck in the annual rodeo. But his fond childhood memories are shattered when he finds his family torn apart by his greedy brother and hard-drinking father.

• Solar Productions
• Steve McQueen
• Robert Preston
• Ida Lupino
• Ben Johnson
• Joe Don Baker
• Barbara Leigh
• Mary Murphy
• Bill McKinney